Registered Midwife - Midwifery Group Practice - Wagga Wagga ($20,000 sign-on bonus + Incentives Offered)

This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including an initial sign-on bonus of up to $20,000, and up to $10,000 each year after (incentive value is dependent on full-time equivalent). Find out more here

Employment Type: Full Time and Part Time opportunities available
Position Classification: Registered Midwife
Remuneration: $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 per annum, pro rata (+ super) as per the *NSW Health Annualised Salary Agreeement
Hours per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ525085
Applications Close:  13 November 2024
Vaccination Category: A

Outstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.

Here in the Riverina, we treasure your midwifery skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.

We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:

• Up to $20k attraction and relocation payment  + $10k rolling annual incentive (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location). Find out more here!
• Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
• Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations
• Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
• Free confidential counselling services for you and your family
• Flexible working arrangements, choose your own hours! 

When you join the midwifery team here at MLHD, you unlock priority access to a broad range of interesting and unique medical cases where you can quickly advance your practical skills. With this advanced skill acquisition and experience comes fast-tracked career progression; the sky’s the limit to how far you can go!

We believe in work-life balance, and you’re more than welcome to work part-time, as 70% of our workforce does. We also believe in working smarter - not harder - and our industry-leading technology and processes mean you spend less time doing paperwork and more time delivering good old-fashioned patient care.

Why You’ll Fit Right In.

You have a good sense of adventure and are willing to try new things. We’re looking for open-minded leaders who take a systematic approach to their work, have strong critical thinking skills and are passionate about patient care. If you’re confident in your nursing ability but know your limitations and when to ask for help, our award- winning systems will support you to work at the top of your scope.

We Love Our Midwives!

The Registered Midwife will work in a group practice model across the interface of community and hospital settings with an on-call component to care. Each woman may be assigned a primary midwife who coordinates care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. The Registered Midwife will provide birthing care to women in their caseload when rostered on duty. On the midwife's days off care will be provided by the on call midwife.

* "NSW Health Public Health System Nurses' and Midwives' (State) Award Annualised Salary Agreement. In addition to the base rate, a 29% loading is payable in lieu of payments in the Award for work on afternoon and night shifts, weekends, public holidays, on call, annual leave loading and uniform and laundry allowances.“

Learn more about the role and requirements here.

Discover Work-Life Balance in Your New Home.

With a sparkling 3300 sunshine hours a year and a sunny disposition to match, The Riverina positions you centrally to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Zoom home from work in five minutes, choose your own hours and reclaim time for things you enjoy!

There’s loads to explore, from river sports and nature walks to craft markets, shopping and museums. Our little slice of heaven is known as Australia’s ‘food bowl’ with the best fresh produce coming from orchards and farms all around, so our restaurants and wineries are simply sublime.

Want to know more about the community of Wagga Wagga? Visit us here.

Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD.

Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Meagan Galvin, Midwifery Unit Manager on  02 5943 1336 or Meagan.Galvin@health.nsw.gov.au now for a confidential chat.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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